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TIL that mowing American lawns uses 800 million gallons of gas every year

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LNmm TIL that Sean Bean, while filming Lord of the Rings, hated flying so much that, instead of going by helicopter, he sometimes opted to travel miles uphill in full Boromir gear
M7DX7 TIL in Mexico, alcohol sales are banned on election days, and sometimes several days before.
Wkn58 TIL that Marie Antoinette’s last words were, “Pardonnez-moi, monsieur.” She stepped on her executioner’s foot on her way to the guillotine.
0w85R TIL That the Scatman from the popular song from the 90's had a really severe stutter and that he discovered scat/piano to cope with his impediment, causing him to be a pop star at the age of 53.
epjxg TIL that cereal company General Mills had an Aeronautical Research Division that produced spy balloons for the American military and the CIA